For Immediate Release: June 7, 2022 A silent revolution is underway at the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Corporations are being given increasing influence at the expense of states, small scale food producers, Indigenous Peoples and civil society. This process threatens the democratic governance of
State Health Department Defies Court Order Mandating Federal Permit For Immediate Release February 9, 2022 Contact: Kylie Wager Cruz | Attorney | Earthjustice | (808) 599-2436 | kwager@earthjustice.org HONOLULU, HI — Today, Native Hawaiian fishers, surfers, and citizen environmental watchdog groups joined forces to restore the
Press contact: Ahna Kruzic, ahna@panna.org (510) 927-5379 For immediate release: December 3rd, 2021, 1AM PT ROME, ITALY: Today, food and agriculture advocates delivered over 187,300 petition signatures from over 107 countries to United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)’s Director-General Qu Dongyu. The petition demanded
PAN applauds introduction of the Protect America’s Children from Toxic Pesticides Act (PACTPA) Press contact: Ahna Kruzic, ahna@panna.org (510) 927-5379 For immediate release: November 22, 2021 WASHINGTON, DC: Today, Senator Booker introduced the Protect America’s Children from Toxic Pesticides Act, or PACTPA, which would update
Pesticide Action Network (PAN) North America announced today that Kristin Schafer will be stepping down as the organization’s Executive Director early next year. Schafer will be working closely with PAN’s Board of Directors to ensure a smooth and effective transition. Schafer became PAN’s Executive Director
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 13, 2021 In honor of World Food Day on Saturday, October 16th, over 60 organizations call for a more just approach to agricultural policy development. WASHINGTON DC—Today, in advance of World Food Day, over 60 United States-based farmers, food and trade
Today, thousands of rural peoples, people’s organizations, CSOs, and advocates kicked off The Global People’s Summit (GPS) on Food Systems through various online and on-ground activities to challenge the corporate agenda of the United Nations Food Systems Summit (UN FSS), happening on September 23 in
Victory: Children and farmworkers secure long-awaited protections August 18, 2021 Washington, D.C. Today, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a final rule banning all food uses of the nerve-agent pesticide chlorpyrifos. According to the new regulation signed by the EPA today, all food uses of
For Immediate Release: August 18th, 2021 WASHINGTON D.C. — Today, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its withdrawal of all food uses of chlorpyrifos. This announcement follows the 9th Circuit Court’s May 2021 order to withdraw all uses of chlorpyrifos in food production that cannot